Ayo Akinfe
The largest black nation on earth with a population in excess of 200m
Africa’s largest economy with a gross domestic product (GDP) estimated to total $514bn in 2021 by the IMF
Estimated to become the third most populous country in the world by 2050 behind China and India
The one nation that can rally the 1.2m...
Ayo Akinfe
From henceforth, all public sector contracts must be published online
All contract bids must be made through an online portal
All government, ministries, departments and agencies must have a contract bidding online portal
All bids will be subject to review by a panel made up of civil servants, members of the...
Ayo Akinfe
We like to blame colonialism for all our woes but after 50 years as an independent nation, that excuse was no longer tenable. On August 31 1957, Malaya gained independence from Britain. Like Nigeria, she was ruthlessly colonised by the British but had to be let go after World War Two.
A gentleman named Tunku...
Ayo Akinfe
On November 7 1916, Jeannette Rankin from Montana was elected to US Congress as its first ever woman representative. Nigeria is yet to elect a female governor. We have to correct this anomally come two years time
If you want to know how far mankind has come with the gender equality matter, do you know that on in...
NIGERIAN students seeking admission into European institutions of higher learning under the Erasmus+ scholarship programme van now apply online via the European Union's (EU).
Calling for applications for next year’s Erasmus+ scholarship programme, in line with its commitment to expanding opportunities for quality higher...
NIGERIA has refrained from signing up to a global agreement that would compel all multinational companies to pay corporation tax of 15% of their earnings to all countries in which they operate.
In a groundbreaking deal aimed at combating global poverty, 136 countries have signed up to these proposals on corporate tax reform....
NIGERIA'S ongoing medical brain drain has accelerated in an unprecedented manner over the last few months as up to 353 doctors have registered to work in the United Kingdom within the last 100 days.
Over 200 Nigerian doctors registered with the British General Medical Council (GMC) during the months of April and May this...
By Ayo Akinfe
On August 30 1894 British explorer Frederick Lugard began his expedition of the Niger which led to the eventual creation of the nation state called Nigeria. In just 20 years, Lugard captured nearly 1m square kilometres, subduing about 20m people from 250 different ethnic groups. He created the biggest and most lucrative...
Ayo Akinfe
Once again, an African government has fallen and no doubt, the repercussions will spread to Nigeria
When Somalia’s government fell it became a haven for terrorists. Do you know that Boko Haram’s bomb makers were trained there originally
When Libya’s government fell, its armouries were raided by criminals....
Ayo Akinfe
Brazil produces about 770m tonnes of sugarcane annually that generates about $36bn in revenue for the country’s economy
As far back as 2011, 1.1m people were employed in the Brazilian sugarcane industry. Despite instances of poor conditions for workers, it is one of the highest paying agricultural sectors in Brazil,...
